Definition of: quick

(kwik) adjective
1. Done or occurring in a short time; expeditious; brisk; rapid; swift; speedy.
2. Characterized by rapidity or readiness of movement or action; nimble; prompt.
3. Sharp; steep, as a curve.
4. Alert; sensitive; perceptive: a quick ear; quick wit.
5. Responding readily to impressions; excitable; hasty.
6. Having life; living: opposed to dead: an archaic use.
7. Pregnant; with child.
8. Burning briskly; fiery.
9. Shifting; moving: said of soil or sand.
10. Refreshing; bracing. See synonyms under ACTIVE, ALIVE, CLEVER, IMPETUOUS, NIMBLE, SWIFT¹, VIVID.
—noun
1. That which has life; those who are alive: chiefly in the phrase the quick and the dead.
2. The living flesh; any vital or tender part; especially, the tender flesh under a nail; hence, the feelings: cut to the quick.
3. A hedge plant; quickset.
—adverb Quickly; rapidly. [OE cwic alive]